Biofuels: Methods and Protocols

1. Biomass Supply Logistics and InfrastructureShahabaddine Sokhansanj and J. Richard Hess2. Selecting, Establishing, and Managing Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) for BiofuelsDavid J. Parrish and John H. Fike3. Agronomic Experiences with Miscanthus x giganteus in Illinois, USARichard Pyter, Emily Heaton, Frank Dohleman, Tom Voigt, and Stephen Long4. Genetic Transformation of SwitchgrassYajun Xi, Yaxin Ge, and Zeng-Yu Wang5. Lignocellulosic Biomass Pretreatment Using AFEXVenkatesh Balan, Bryan Bals, Shishir P. S. Chundawat, Derek Marshall and Bruce E. Dale6. Pretreatment of Biomass by Aqueous Ammonia for Bioethanol ProductionTae Hyun Kim, Rajesh Gupta, and Y. Y. Lee7. Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment of Cellulosic BiomassYoungmi Kim, Rick Hendrickson, Nathan S. Mosier, and Michael R. Ladisch8. Dilute Acid and Autohydrolysis PretreatmentBin Yang and Charles E. Wyman9. Lime PretreatmentRocio Sierra, Cesar Benigno Granda, and Mark Thomas Holtzapple10. Analytical Characterization of Fermentation Inhibitors in Biomass Pretreatment Samples Using Liquid Chromatography, UV-Visible Spectroscopy, and Tandem Mass SpectrometryLekh N. Sharma, Christopher Becker, and C. Kevin Chambliss11. Biomass Compositional Analysis for Energy ApplicationsBonnie R. Hames12. High Throughput Screening of Plant Cell Wall Composition Using Pyrolysis Molecular Beam Mass SpectroscopyRobert Sykes, Matthew Yung, Evandro Novaes, Matias Kirst, Gary Peter, and Mark Davis13. Preparation and Analysis of Biomass Lignins Alicia L. Compere and William L. Griffith 14. Cellulase AssaysY.-H. Percival Zhang, Jiong Hong, and Xinhao Ye15. Assessing Cellulase Performance On Pretreated Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Saccharification and Fermentation-Based ProtocolsNancy Dowe16. Basic Laboratory Culture Methods for Anaerobic Bacteria Herbert J. Strobel17. Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation and Partial Saccharification and Co-Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Ethanol ProductionJoy Doran-Peterson, Amruta Jangid, Sarah K. Brandon, Emily DeCrescenzo-Henriksen, Bruce Dien, and Lonnie O. Ingram18. Biodiesel: Small Scale Production and Quality RequirementsJon Van Gerpen